Experience
2026 — Now
2024 — Now
San Francisco Bay Area
Founded and lead a nonprofit building safe, affirming outdoor and social spaces for gay men and allies through community hikes, events, and creative pop-ups. Grew membership to 900+ participants and expanded programming into.
🌉 Geographic Expansion:
Expanded programming across San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Marin, and the South Bay, hosting hikes, bonfires, and art pop-ups in parks and coastal areas.
🌲 Initiatives:
TrailheadGays Hikes & Hangouts – Monthly outdoor adventures promoting connection, fitness, and mental health among gay men in the Bay Area.
Sketch Nights & Art Pop-Ups – Creative social gatherings that celebrate expression, body positivity, and community storytelling.
Access Fund & Donations Program – Community-funded model to keep events free and inclusive, supporting access for low-income participants.
Partnerships with Local Venues – Collaborations with Bay Area bars, parks, and small businesses to host safe, affirming queer spaces.
Volunteer & Guide Program – Empowering members to host and lead their own hikes or events under TrailheadGays.
Mental Health & Sobriety Support Spaces – Integrating wellness check-ins, sober events, and reflective community practices into programming.
2021 — 2025
2021 — 2025
San Francisco Bay Area
Focusing on Ridecell's Data and Fleet Management platform.
On my day to day I work on a variety of products and features utilized in the platform by fleet management companies with thousands of vehicles across the world and tools for data extraction, processing and visualization from AV and other hardware.
2020 — 2021
2020 — 2021
San Francisco, California, United States
Product Design focusing on the Operations Center Carsharing and Fleet Management platforms.
2015 — 2020
2015 — 2020
San Francisco, California
Design for Cardfree platform services and working closely with engineers and product team building Cardfree's platform features.
UX and working with the identity and product team for Dunkin’ Donuts mobile app. Available in iOS and Android, the Dunkin’ app enables users to Order-Ahead, collect loyalty points, access perks and pay with stored value cards and multi-tender.
Design for Red Lobster mobile app working closely with stakeholders, identity and product team. Available in iOS and Android, the Red Lobster app enables users to collect loyalty points when dining at a Red Lobster location, add reservations and access offers and rewards.
Product Designer
January 2015 - March 2016
Cardfree.Inc, San Francisco
Working closely with Lead Product Designer, identity and product team for Taco Bell, Peet's and Sonic mobile apps, Available in iOS and Android, the Taco Bell mobile app allows user to Order-Ahead, pay in store and collect loyalty points.
Education
Academy of Art University
Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA)
2010 — 2015
City College of San Francisco
Certificate of Achievement
2018 — 2020